Emmert says heat comes with the job

9:49 PM,
Apr. 4, 2013

Mark Emmert

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Rachel George
| USA TODAY Sports

Striking an often defiant tone, NCAA President Mark Emmert spent much of his Final Four press conference on Thursday defending his record and that of college sports' governing body as continuing controversy around the organization threatened to overshadow its marquee event.

Instead of a celebration of the Final Four and its 75th anniversary, Emmert's 41-minute meeting with the news media became a referendum on the challenges the NCAA faces. If his appearance was casual - the often buttoned-up Emmert taking questions without a suit coat or tie, his collar left unbuttoned - Emmert's tenor ...